Xiang Kun

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Xiang Kun (向坤)
Alias(es)	Bald Chef; Bald Lone Hero; “Chef Xiang”; “Bald brute” 118 189 204
Species/Race	Mutated human; Blood-feeding Creature / “vampire” 326 592
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Universe Technology; Chongyun Village smart-farming Research Base 603
Occupation/Role	Programmer; technical-project designer and core-module developer; investigator and mentor 4 198 248
Status	Active; returns from a mission in the epilogue 678

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Initial blood-feeding mutation	4 8	Awakens with shedding skin, hair loss, regrowing teeth, and a craving for animal blood; later confirms enhanced strength by bench-pressing 150 kg.
Human-peak physicality	29	Assesses his strength, reflexes, and speed as reaching human limits; his senses push him beyond ordinary humans.
Super-Sensory Link detection	74	Senses the distant location of “Tissue 2” after a blood-drinking period and begins testing linked-object perception.
Infrared thermal vision	138	Gains thermal-imaging-like sight from Guo Tianxiang’s blood, alongside further gains in speed, strength, agility, and sensory ability.
Remote emotional perception	163	Perceives emotional information from someone near the Eight-Armed Eight-Eyed Wooden Carving without first actively sending data.
Electric-field cognitive models	228	Uses a mutated spider’s memory fragments to model electric-field sensing, charging, and flight control.
Electric Flight	241	Perceives atmospheric electric fields and flies by using newly grown, charge-controlling hair; initially limited to minor altitude and directional adjustments.
Hyper-Sensory State	249	Names and develops a state that perceives electric and magnetic fields and allows distant sensing through established connections.
Expanded linked-object network	260 264	Gains the ability to sense all Emotionally Injected objects through Little Apple’s connection and begins affecting nearby electronics through linked objects.
Large-scale emotional projection	456	Deploys Super-Linked Object beads across Montamira to project fear and disperse violent riot zones.
Super-Link Object home field	541	Establishes Super-Sensory Links with coins, water pipes, cables, and other infrastructure across Tongshi Town.
Unspecified late-stage ability	678	Demonstrates a new power by moving cake from Liu Shiling’s face onto a plate.

Background / History

Xiang Kun was an ordinary programmer before awakening to a blood-feeding mutation. Alarmed by his physical changes and craving for animal blood, he chose not to seek medical help immediately; instead, he documented his condition and investigated it himself 4.

His early approach to mutation was systematic: he recorded physical data, tested his endurance and strength, searched surveillance footage for clues, and wrote a web crawler to collect information on his symptoms 6. This habit of experimentation became the foundation of his later ability development.

As his mutation progressed, Xiang Kun encountered and absorbed traits from other Mutated Creatures. Unlike creatures that merely accumulate abilities, he absorbs and fuses their traits into increasingly complex forms, often using tools, deliberate training, and cognitive models to expand their applications 387.

He eventually told Xia Libing the truth about his condition and abilities. Their collaboration transformed his private experimentation into a broader investigation of Mutated Creatures, Shenxing Technology, the Ultimate Predator, and the Super-Sensing Item System 326 347.

Appearance

Xiang Kun usually presents himself as a bald, bespectacled, strongly built man whose outward appearance remains close to that of an ordinary human despite extensive mutation 603 369.

• His initial mutation caused his skin to shed, his hair to fall out, and his teeth to regrow 4.
• His physique becomes leaner and more muscular as his physical abilities develop 6 8.
• During Electric Flight, his bald head produces meter-long hair capable of controlling electrical charges 241.
• His physical appearance conceals superhuman strength, speed, recovery, and sensory capabilities 338 388.

Personality

Xiang Kun is analytical, methodical, and intensely self-directed. He treats his mutation as a problem to document, test, model, and solve rather than as an excuse for impulsive behavior 4 58. His exceptional senses and information-processing ability make him highly observant of both environments and people.

He is cautious about exposure and deliberate in social situations. Rather than confronting every threat directly, he often gathers information, predicts behavior, and chooses the least conspicuous solution 26 255. He can be strategic and manipulative when necessary, but recognizes the danger in using emotional influence for harmful personal ends 198.

Despite his predatory hunger and growing power, Xiang Kun retains a strong moral boundary against harming innocents. He repeatedly assists the police, protects victims, and rejects feeding on human beings even when hunger makes the option tempting 18 204 620.

Abilities & Skills

Enhanced Physiology

Xiang Kun possesses superhuman physical strength, speed, endurance, reaction time, coordination, and recovery.

• Bench-presses 150 kg with ease during an early strength test 8.
• Can predict and evade the movements of armed opponents through speed and dynamic vision 29.
• Recovers from injuries rapidly; removing burned flesh accelerates his healing 58.
• Can remain active in wilderness environments without ordinary food, water, sleep, or frequent rest 208.
• Demonstrates ferocious close-quarters combat ability against Mr. Liang, including rapid recovery and precise throwing attacks 594 595.

Enhanced Senses and Cognitive Processing

Xiang Kun’s sensory abilities are paired with extraordinary memory, pattern recognition, and mental processing.

• Dynamic vision — Observes minute facial changes and movement patterns, allowing him to analyze microexpressions and detect deception 77.
• Hearing and smell — Tracks people and Mutated Creatures by scent; his hearing is comparable to or stronger than Little Apple’s 26 212 231.
• Infrared vision — Acquires thermal-imaging-like vision from Guo Tianxiang’s blood 138.
• Cognitive models — Builds behavioral profiles from fragmented information, enabling predictions in social encounters, investigations, and games 248 267.
• Hyper-Sensory State — Perceives information beyond the five normal senses, though he must decode that information through real-world comparison 249 278.

Emotional Assimilation and Projection

Xiang Kun can perceive, influence, and project emotional states through direct contact and specially prepared items.

• Emotional Assimilation — Amplifies or guides existing emotions in others; he uses it to turn crowds against a private detective and to influence Liu Caifu’s confidence in Chongyun Village’s development 198 270.
• Fear Projection — By emotionally assimilating a target and making eye contact, he can cause them to perceive a feared image 163.
• Eight-Armed Eight-Eyed Wooden Carving — A fear-linked carving capable of affecting dreams, producing hallucinations, and projecting terror on a large scale 159 456.
• Emotionally Injected objects — Can induce dreams or emotional effects through items linked to specific people, including carvings given to Tang Baona and Yang Zhen’er 229.
• Emotional influence is most enduring when it aligns with the target’s pre-existing wishes or hopes 271.

Super-Sensing Item System

Xiang Kun creates links with objects, allowing remote perception and increasing influence over their surroundings.

• Uses linked coins, marbles, beads, and other objects as sensory anchors and “jump points” 74 212 264.
• Can sense distant linked objects and infer terrain, nearby structures, electronics, creatures, and familiar individuals 249 278.
• Can exert limited influence over nearby physical objects and electronic devices through Super-Sensory Links 264.
• Expands the system into a “home field” by linking public infrastructure and widely distributed objects in Tongshi Town 541.
• Works with Alice, Xia Libing, Little Apple, and Liu Shiling to develop new functions within the system 243 372.

Electric Flight

Xiang Kun manipulates atmospheric electric fields to achieve electrically assisted flight.

• Developed from cognitive models based on a mutated spider’s electric-flight ability 228.
• Uses abnormal hair growth to control charges and steer while airborne 241.
• Initially cannot maneuver freely and crashes after the lightning storm weakens 241.
• Later improves his control, reducing electronic interference and selectively controlling devices while flying 647.

Technical, Creative, and Analytical Skills

• Programming — Writes web crawlers, develops project core modules, and maintains extensive computer equipment for his work 6 198 204.
• Archery — Displays exceptional skill during his first archery experience 68.
• Woodcarving — Completes complex original carvings, including the Eight-Armed Eight-Eyed figure 159.
• Calligraphy — Practiced brush calligraphy from childhood and uses it to explore links between creativity, emotion, and his abilities 163.
• Cooking — Known among friends as “Chef Xiang” and adapts meals to individual preferences 204 271.
• Mentorship — Teaches Yang Zhuo and Xiao Min observation, memory, analysis, and training methods suited to ordinary people 248.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Bow and arrows — Used during wilderness tracking operations 212.
• Super-Linked Objects — Coins, marbles, beads, spheres, and infrastructure-linked items used for sensing, environmental influence, and large-scale deployments 212 456 541.
• Eight-Armed Eight-Eyed Wooden Carving — Fear-projection and emotional-influence object 159 163.
• Rabbit Woodcarving — A remotely sensed linked object connected to investigations in the Qinling Uninhabited Zone 249 278.
• Black Circle Graffiti — An emotionally connected item used to investigate and influence dreams 269 278.
• Computer equipment — Multiple towers and peripherals used for programming projects and later research 204.

Relationships

• Xia Libing (“Lao Xia”) — Confidante, collaborator, and fellow researcher who knows Xiang Kun’s true nature; together they test, model, and expand the Super-Sensing Item System 326 347 593.
• Tang Baona — Close friend who regularly worries about his health and receives several of his emotionally linked creations and gifts 204 229 520.
• Yang Zhen’er — Friend and frequent companion; she is curious about Xiang Kun’s secrets and participates in developing abilities within his system 204 558.
• Liu Shiling (“Little Chubby Girl”) — Linked user whose creativity produces breakthroughs in the Super-Sensing Item System; Xiang Kun treats her with patience and care 68 243.
• Little Apple — Linked user and trusted associate whose connection expands Xiang Kun’s access to Emotionally Injected objects; he provides her with Visual Simulation Glasses 260 647.
• Alice / Xiang Xinran — Xiang Kun’s primary digital and Super-Sensory System assistant; she executes investigations, analyzes information, and eventually lives with his family 480 634 678.
• Mr. Liang — Initially investigates and fights Xiang Kun, then becomes a collaborator against the Ultimate Predator after recognizing Xiang Kun’s greater power and goals 594 598 603.
• Guo Tianxiang — Blood-feeding adversary whose blood and memories contribute to Xiang Kun’s infrared vision and understanding of fear projection 138 326.
• Officer Chen — Police contact who receives Xiang Kun’s leads and warns him against acting as a vigilante 26 74.
• Yang Zhuo — Student and admirer whom Xiang Kun mentors in observation, analysis, training, and video planning 248.
• Liu Caifu — Chongyun Village deputy director inspired by Xiang Kun’s development plans and lingering Emotional Assimilation effect 270 271.
• Xiang Kun’s parents — His family; they eventually accept Xiang Xinran as their granddaughter regardless of her origin 311 678.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Mutation and Self-Investigation

Xiang Kun’s story begins with his unexplained transformation and animal-blood craving. He avoids immediate exposure, documents his symptoms, and systematically tests his new body and senses 4 6.

Vigilante Interventions and Public Attention

His enhanced abilities draw him into criminal incidents. He rescues assault victims, tracks suspects for the police, and becomes known online through identities such as the Bald Lone Hero 18 26 189.

Guo Tianxiang and Emotional Powers

After confronting Guo Tianxiang, Xiang Kun acquires infrared vision and investigates abilities involving fear projection, emotional assimilation, and memories from other Blood-feeding Creatures 138 163.

Qinling Exploration and Electric Flight

The mutated spider and the Qinling Uninhabited Zone provide the basis for Xiang Kun’s electric-field models, Electric Flight, and Hyper-Sensory State 228 241 249.

Super-Sensing Item System

Xiang Kun turns linked objects, emotional items, and his friends’ creativity into a growing distributed ability system. The system expands from individual carvings and coins into a network capable of remote sensing, dream influence, environmental manipulation, and electronic interference 243 260 264.

Conflict with the Ultimate Predator

After investigating Shenxing Technology, Guarding Prosperity Building, and the Ultimate Predator’s control over Mutated Creatures, Xiang Kun begins preparing a long-term counterstrategy. He works with Alice, Xia Libing, and later Mr. Liang while building a Super-Link Object home field 520 541 603.

Guide Rather Than Ruler

Following the lifting of the Ultimate Predator’s restriction mechanism, Xiang Kun chooses not to become a universal controller. He intends to remain within human society as a superhuman guide who accepts responsibility without imposing excessive control 634.

Notable Quotes

“I have reason. I can control my desires. I can choose what blood I want to drink and when to drink it.” 204

“Yes. I will solve it, and I definitely can.” 603